u/Maxbee2005

After dealing with a foul stench for a while me and my dad decided to pull the cat after the car started running poorly. Now i don’t know what a good cat looks like but i don’t think it’s this.

Right now we are “arguing” about what to do with it. I say we bang out the rest of the debris and basically drive it cat-less and call it a day. My dad’s pov is that it’ll be too loud, might run poorly anyways, might stink even worse, and throw a code. He just wants to buy a new cat, but i think it’s a waste of money cause it might just happen again.

Anyone care to weigh in on what they might do? taking into consideration he is a 50yo man that already has slight comfort issues with the car lol

After finally getting this damn car running it’s throwing a misfire code. It only comes on when accelerating and goes away at idle/cruising. I can’t feel anything like lugging or jerking even when going up hills.

I haven’t had time to do much yet but just wanted some opinions on what i should try first. The only thing i’ve done is swapped rotor ones and rotor twos coils. The code didn’t move.

The engine only has maybe 50 miles on it and it even hot started after i put fresh gas in it. I’m just not exactly sure where to start considering how minor the misfire feels. Ive never driven a healthy rx8 before but the car seems to pull good. It doesn’t burn any coolant and the oil level has stayed consistent. I’ve checked the SSV valve cause i saw that could be an issue but it doesn’t seem to get stuck or anything.

The only thing that does kinda concern me is that the car STINKS. Like your eyes start to burn if you stand behind it for too long lol.

My plan as of now is to check the spark plugs/spark plug wires by swapping which rotors they’re in but other than that i’m at a bit of a loss. Any fresh ideas will help so thanks in advance!

I’m no expert but i don’t think this is right lol

Rotor 2 misfire code after fresh rebuild. Thoughts?